As we look towards the 2024 season, MX Vice and Paul Pearcy have joined forces again to deliver some quality statistics, as we’ll be running through the top 10 in each championship across 2023 (MXGP, MX2, 450, 250 – AMA Supercross, SMX and Outdoors). Here all the riders that secured 4th in their respective title races.

MX 2

4) Liam Everts

• Qualifying Race Podiums: 7; Liam only missed scoring points in the qualifying race at 1 round, Maggiora.
• Race Podiums: 14
• Race Wins: 1; Race 2 at Teutschenthal
• Race Laps Led: 39
• GP Podiums: 8
• GP Wins: 3; Teutschenthal, Arnhem, and Afyonkarahisar

Averages

• Timed Practice: 8.421
• Qualifying Race Finish: 5.105; (3rd best in class)
• Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 7.157
• Qualifying Points: 118; (3rd best in class)
• Race Finishes: 6.157 in Race 1, 5.111 in Race 2
• GP Overalls: 5.526
• Race First Lap Position: 6.894
• Race Points: 308 from Race 1, 308 from Race 2(3rd best in class in Race 2 points earned)

Series Points: 734

MXGP

4) Glenn Coldenhoff

• Qualifying Race Podiums: 4
• Qualifying Race Wins: 1; Lommel
• Qualifying Race Laps Led: 6
• Race Podiums: 9
• Race Wins: 1; Race 2 at Sardegna
• Race Laps Led: 48
• GP Podiums: 5

Averages

• Timed Practice: 7.421
• Qualifying Race Finishes: 6.778
• Qualifying Race First Lap Position: 7.944
• Qualifying Race Points: 81
• Race Finishes: 5th in Race 1(2nd best in class); 6.368 in Race 2
• GP Overalls: 5.631
• Race First Lap Position: 6.973
• Race Points: 319 from Race 1, 295 from Race 2

Series Points: 695

250 West Supercross

4) Enzo Lopes

• Heat Race Podiums: 3
• Heat Race Win: 1; Denver
• Heat Race Laps Led: 11

Averages

• Qualifying: 4.778
• Heat Race Finishes: 3.571
• Heat Race First Lap Position: 4th 
• Main Event Finishes: 6.444
• Main Event First Lap Position: 9.481

Series Points: 149

250 East Supercross

4) Jordon Smith

• Heat Race Podiums: 6
• Heat Race Wins: 3; Houston, Indy, Nashville
• Heat Race Laps Led: 26; (Tied for 2nd most in class)
• Main Event Podiums: 4
• Main Event Laps Led: 19

Averages

• Qualifying: 2.5
• Heat Race Finishes: 4.111
• Heat Race First Lap Position: 2.778; (2nd best in class)
• LCQ Finish: 7th 
• LCQ First Lap Position: 20th 
• Main Event Finishes: 6.111
• Main Event First Lap Position: 7.518

Series Points: 159

450 Supercross

4) Ken Roczen

• Heat Race Podiums: 11; (Ken landed on the podium in the Heat Race 78% of the time)
• Heat Race Wins: 4; Oakland, East Rutherford, Denver, and Salt Lake City
• Heat Race Laps Led: 52; (Most Heat Race Laps Led in Class)
• Main Event Podiums: 6
• Main Event Win: 1; Indy
• Main Event Laps Led: 33; (3rd most in class)

Averages

• Qualifying: 4.882
• Heat Race Finishes: 2.428; (2nd best in class)
• Heat Race First Lap Position: 2.5; (2nd best in class)
• Main Event Finishes: 5.705
• Main Event First Lap Position: 5.689

Series Points: 304; (Tied for 3rd with Cooper Webb, Webb got 3rd in the Championship because of having more Main Event Wins on the season)

250 American Outdoors

4) Haiden Deegan

• 1st in Qualifying: 1; High Point
• Moto Podiums: 9
• Moto Wins: 3; Moto 1 at Hangtown, 1-1 at Washougal
• Moto Laps Led: 49
• Overall Podiums: 6; (Haiden landed on the podium 54%  of the time)
• Overall Wins: 2; RedBud, Washougal

Averages

• Qualifying: 5.909
• Moto Finishes: 7.454 in Moto 1, 5.454 in Moto 2
• Overall Finishes: 5.545
• Moto First Lap Position: 6.318

Series Points: 371

450 American Outdoors

4) Chase Sexton

• Moto Podiums: 15; (Chase Landed on the Podium in 93% of the Motos he started, He missed 3 rounds throughout the Championship)
• Overall Podiums: 7; (Sexton finished on the overall podium 87% of the time, he competed in 8 rounds of the Championship)

Averages

• Qualifying: 2.25; 2nd best in class
• Moto Finishes: 3rd in Moto 1(2nd best in class) , 2.125 in Moto 2 (2nd best in class)
• Overall Finishes: 2.375; 2nd best in class
• Moto First Lap Position: 4.375; 3rd best in class

Series Points: 338

250 SMX

4) Levi Kitchen

• Moto Podiums: 2
• Moto Wins: 1; Moto 2 in LA
• Moto Laps Led: 29; Most Laps Led in Class

Averages

• Qualifying: 7.667
• Moto Finishes: 6th in Moto 1, 8th in Moto 2
• Overall Finishes: 6.667
• Moto First Lap Position: 6.667

Series Points: 114

450 SMX

4) Cooper Webb

• Moto Podium: 1; Moto 2 at LA
• Overall Podium: 1; LA

Averages

• Qualifying: 7.333
• Moto Finishes: 7th in Moto 1, 5.667 in Moto 2
• Overall Finishes: 6th 
• Moto First Lap Position: 7.5

Series Points: 120

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